complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2 news. the bay area is getting ready to ring in the new year. where the big crowds are already gathering and how police are preparing for those revelers. >> good evening everyone, i'm eric rasmussen in for ken wayne. >> and i'm heather holmes. anticipation is certainly running high as the bay area eagerly awaits the arrival of 2012. ktvu's jane hernandez live along san francisco's waterfront, where revelers are certainly ready to party. >> reporter: heather, we have seen this crowd grow and, in fact, you can see at the foot of market,

some people are already snagged their spots to watch this year's fireworks. though were not the only ones preparing for today's festivities. >> happy new year. >> reporter: inside hotels like this one in san francisco, party setup began early. dan burgess shows us where his guests will enjoy new year's cheers tonight. >> what we saw this year which was a little bit different, people made plans further ahead. >> reporter: he expects 700 party revelers within the hotel's americano restaurant and not far, free rides began at 6:00. >> last year i worked and it was really crazy. >> we are encouraging public transit, because of the dui issues, but what we do is that we have stepped up enforcement. >> reporter: at police headquarters, officers prepare for crowds of thousands. >> thank you. proceed to your beats and assignment. >> reporter: extra police presence will be seen along the embarcadero,

when fireworks will begin at the stroke of midnight. nettedled in between hotels, drum liquor and deli benefits from their location. >> it gets too busy and too much alcohol. >> reporter: as for new year's revelers, 2012 comes with expectations. >> i'm just hoping that my family and friends are healthy and safe and everyone spreads the love. >> we want to see if we can start a family and that is basically it. >> reporter: the top three sellers at drum liquors, champagne, vodka and cognac,, regarding live from san francisco, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. and in the weather tonight you will not be dodging raindrops, fog will not be a

factor, but definitely bund up. santa rosa 37 degrees and downtown san francisco in the lower 50s. a couple of fireworks shows at vallejo and in san francisco, the forecast at midnight in general, partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the upper 30s to mid-40s. as we do fly into san francisco still a few high clouds, but those are still way up above 20,000'. definitely want to bundle up. downtown san francisco at the stroke of midnight, around 46 degrees. temperatures will continue to drop overnight. >> the new year will begin tomorrow with another winter spare-the-air day, which means wood burning is band on new year's day unless it's your only source of heat. tomorrow will be the 11th spare- the-air day for the season, compared to four last season. some bay area children

celebrated new year's eve all day long at chabot science center in oakland. the center hosted three balloon drops today at different time zones that marked the arrival of 20 torchlight organizers say it's a fun way for children to experience new year's without staying up past their bedtimes. >> it teaches kids that we're on the earth spinning around and there are different time zones obearth. >> this was the center's 12th annual new year's eve balloon drop. san francisco police are out it stop drunk drivers this new year's eve. they have stepped up dui patrols and are running checkpoints. ktvu's alex savidge what they are seeing live. >> reporter: the night is young right now and so far police haven't you been found anyone over the legal limit. officers are stopping cars randomly at this dui checkpoint own 8th street near folsom.

any suspects drunk-drivers can expect to start the new year behind bars. >> anything to drink tonight? >> no? >> reporter: on the hunt for drunk-drives this new year's eve. anyone who looks impaired will face a field sobriety test. dui checkpoints like this one hold special means. >> my husband was almost killed in a drunk-driving accident and it's terrifying and it would break my heart if money spokesman else lost a loved one because others were drinking and partying. >> reporter: san francisco police captain casciato says it seems like they are getting the message, he has a message for those who think they can throw back some cocktails and go behind the wheel. >> don't even try. it doesn't work. it's not worth, it because it is a ten-year prison sentence for yourself in terms of the costs associated, the stigma associated, the impacts on your life. >> on top of this dui

checkpoint, dozens of the motorcycle officers will be out in force in the downtown area. part their strategy is to spot drivers on coverage texting and pull them over to see if they are under the influence. although police would prefer to across sober drivers. you can see as this bus moves past us, plenty of tow trucks are on-hand at this checkpoint to take away the cars of any suspected drunk drivers arrested tonight. this checkpoint at 8th street and folsom will continue until 3:00 a.m. live tonight in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. several local transit agencies will be playing the role of designated-driver on new year's eve. among them, muni, san transand vta are offering free trips this evening. bart is also offering extended service until 3:00 a.m.. the new year will mean new laws include one that will come

down hard on repeat dui offenders. in 12 minutes a look at what changes in the state at midnight. in new york city, the singing and dancing in times square continues. eastbound though the ball dropped just about an hour ago. . mild weather and a star- studded cast of entertainers set the stage for what some estimate was a record number of people who came to times square. some of the revelers made their way to mid-town manhattan early this moe torn stake out their spot. one woman told reporters she might be cold for the day, but it's worth a life of memories. performers include toby keith, joe nichols, the eli young band and american idol runner-up lauren alainia. the show airs right here tonight right after the 10:00

news. in san francisco a wild police chase across the city in custody suspected of robbery and attempt kidnapping. police say the pursuit began about 2:20 in afternoon in the tenderloin and ended here what you see in the excelsior district. the chase ended when the suspect's car hit another parked car. police say the two suspects strid to run, but were quickly arrested. they could have grabbed somebody else and held them hostage. so yeah, it was scary when they came, but i was glad there were so much police here so fast. >> investigators at the end of the it appears the two men were trying to steal a laptop. oakland police are look for the person who shot and killed a 5-year-old boy outside of a taco shop last night. patti lee explains how the family and community are reacting to the rash of violence that seems to involve

young victims. >> reporter: the life of 5-year-old gabriel martinez, jr. was honored along with the lives of every person killed in oakland this year. the official homicide count for the year is 103, 11 more than last year. earlier today gabriel's siblings gathered across the street from where the boy was shot last night in east oakland, in front of members of his family. as we shot in the stomach, a senilingly random target. so far no arrest and no clear motive. >> well, i called my dad and he said they shot my brother. >> reporter: gabriel's siblings are defer stated and say their father is in shock. >> my dad is like, don't get scared and when he checked it was a little boy who got shot, my little brother. >> reporter: the family operators one restaurant and a taco stand around 54th and international. neighbors say they are well- liked. >> they are always playing

outside on their lot and their daddy works so hard. >> reporter: martinez is the third child shot and killed in oakland this year and today mayor jean quan and police chief howard jordan promised to make oakland a safer place. >> it's going to take a holistic place and put officers in places to make impacts. >> reporter: chief jordan says with more community involvement, 2012 could be a safer year. oakland, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. late today san francisco police arrestedded a woman accuse of killing another woman with a machete. sadiq was hospitalized with injuries from yesterday's attack, but this afternoon police arrested her as the suspect in the killing. when police respond they found the unidentified victim dead. at that point they say sadiq claimed the attacker was

someone else who had escaped on foot. an update on the squirrel monkey stolen from san francisco zoo. police say he was found just a couple of hours ago in golden gate park near stern grove. a sergeant told us a bystander spotted the monkey, named banana sam, pretty famous by now and managed to coax him in his backpack and call authorities. the zoo has increased security since a thief or thieves cut through mesh fencing around the exhibit and grabbed the monkey sometime thursday night. a reward of $5,000 is being offered for the culprit. this isn't the first time the zoo has had to beef up secret following an security. two koala bears were stolen and found hungry, but hurt. the boys later pleaded guilty to a crime. an arsonist has set another

dozen fires in the los angeles area. today's fires come just a day after more than two dozen fires were set in the same neighborhood. police say of the arsonist is targeting parked cars or trucks, but some homes have burned, including the one that once belonged to jim morrison. so far no one has been injured. $60,000 reward is now being offered for information in this case. crews in nevada are mopping up from an unusual winter wildfire. the fire near carson city erupted yesterday, fueled by 50 miles per hour winds. the fire burned 318 acres and at one point threatened several structures of the calm winds today helped to yell the flames. there is still some smoldering and 95 firefighters will keep an eye on hotspots through tomorrow. we're getting wofford a large earthquake off of japan. according to the u.s.g.s. the quake registered 7.0 and hit around 9:2 our time. it was centered 308 miles southwest of tokyo, about 100

miles off the islands. people in tokyo did report feeling mild rattling and shaking, but at this point there are no reports of damage. the japanese meteorological agency says there is no danger of a tsunami. and the recall for mayor jean quan and why some feel she should i be removed from office. the new 9/11 museum and the reason for the delay. when the clock strikes midnight, the change coming to classrooms. the 10:00 news tampa bays in 90 seconds.

3, 21! happy new year! in australia 12 minute of fireworks to usher in 2012, hundreds of thousands ushered in the special occasion along sydney harbour at the stroke of midnight, organizers called the celebrations one of the biggest in the world. a little closer to home on new year's eve, revelers took a walk on mare island. the shoreline preserve lighted trail walk is designed to get family and friends out walking together during the holiday season. after the walk along the trial, amblers are invited to have a cup of something warm and sit by the fire. the trail is scheduled to remain lit until midnight tonight. tomorrow is the last night, so

people are invited from:45 8 in the evening tomorrow. frustration is one thing fueling a recall of oakland's mayor. ktvu's allie rasmus caught up with those gathering signature. >> i have a petition to recall mayor quan. >> reporter: oakland residents signed this petition and says he is upset the way that the mayor handled occupy accident and the homicide rate. >> they are killing the children now, you know? it's sad that anyone gets killed, but when you start killing the babies it's a terrible thing. >> reporter: last night's shooting happened a few blocks away from where 3- year-old carlos navorro was shot and killed over the summer. there is now a mural at the site where he died. this morning some residents told us that they are increasingly frustrated with the violence and they are directing their frustrations at the mayor. >> mayor quan should be recalled or something, because

the system is work. >> reporter: the signature-gathering brought out some of mayor quan's supporters and say oakland's problems are too big to blame on one person. >> i think it's wrong to pick on her, one person. i think she is trying to do her job. >> reporter: our e-mails and calls to mayor quan's office were not returned this afternoon, but in an interview earlier this month quan told ktvu she thinks she can beat the recall. in oakland, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. president obama looked forward in his weekly address wishing americans a happy new year. >> as we head into the new year, i am hopeful that we have what it track as to face that change and come out even stronger, to grow our economy, create more jobs and strengthen the middle-class. >> the president says the last- minute deal to at the end of

the roll tax cuts for turning around house republicans. today the president signed a sweeping defense bill pledging his administration will use broad discretion to ensure u.s. citizens suspected of terrorism are not detained indefinite will. mr. obama raised strong objokes provisions that could allow terrorism suspects to be detained indefinitely without a trial. today he said with military funding, due to expire on monday, he was signing the bill with reservation. the defense bill also includes sanctions that penalize foreign istitutions that do business can iran central bank. u.s. officials fear that tehran will view it as an act of war and push iran to take drastic measures. and an iranian negotiator called for new nuclear talks. this coming up september

the world will mark the 11th anniversary of the september 11th terror tacks, but as david lee miller reports the long anticipated national 7-eleven museum will anticipate 9/11 museum will not open. >> the museum as seen in this computer animation was supposed to open its doors next september 11th, new york city mayor bloomberg says that won't happen. >> there is no chance of it being open on time. work has basically stopped. >> reporter: the port authority of new york and new jersey, which owns the world trade center claims tea owed money. a spokesman told fox news "this is an issue that has been present for years, the port authority is actively negotiating with the aprofit parties to resolve it."

the munici foundation claims the port authority owes it $140 million because of delays in finishing the project and is reportedly considering a lawsuit. as each side points the finger of blame at others, relatives of those who died feel frustrated by the bureaucracy. >> americans, new yorkers, practically, are fed up with what goes on. it took a long-time for this memorial to be put here and now it's going to take a longer time to have the museum that everybody was hoping to look at. >> reporter: despite the controversy over the museum, work continues on one world trade center. the terror is now over 90- stories tall. officials say since the memorial opened last september, more than one million people have visited the site. new laws taking effect include stricter punish & for multiple duis. california drivers convicted of driving under the influence for a third time could have their

license suspend for ten years. the san mateoo lawmaker who authored the bill says up until now they were limited to three years. assemblyman jerry hill says he found more than 300,000 drivers on the road with three or more dui convictions. tomorrow children up to 8- year-olds will have is to sit in booster seats in the car unless they have reached the height of 4' 9". the previous requirement was limited to children up to 6 years old or weighing less than 60 pounds. while most parents think safety first, not everybody likes the new law. >> we want them to be safe as possible and for as long as possible. >> nathan, do you want to sit in the booster seat again? no? >> although some 6 and 7 years old might resist, study shows booster seats cut their risk of injury by 60%. to make sure that the seats are safe, highway patrol officers are offering free inspections. it will also be illegal to sell or buy shark fins in california. the fins are used to make the

asian delicacy asian shark fin soup. the law is meant to protect declining shark populations. january also marks the first in the nation as california public schools will teach contributions to the country by gay and lesbian americans. this new law authored by state senator leno also offered the role of disabled americans. around the globe there is much revelry as 2012 dawns, but in egypt the new year is mashed with a somber and serious remembrance. and coming up a really bit later, the 49ers success spilled off the field into a unique piece of art. >> a few high clouds moving through parts of the bay area on this new year's eve. coming up, areas that could have dense fog and also if we

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in the city of light and love, a new year's was rung in with champagne and what else? kisses. thousands gathered on the champs-elysees in paris tonight to celebrate. nasa engineers are working overnight to make sure the second of two probes enters the orbit of the moon. in september nasa launched the probes on their lunar mission. this afternoon the probe called grail-a, successfully entered orbit. tomorrow grail-b will permit 40 minutes of maneuvers gathering data about the moon's surface and core. antennas in the mojave and madrid will relay the information from the probe to nasa. the president of nigeria declared a state of emergency, following a series of attacks including a bloody string of church bombers on christmas day

that killed at least 42 people. dozens are still recovering from their injuries. a radical muslim sect boko haram has claim the respond for the responsibility for the attacks. the crowd chanted slogoon's against egypt's current rulers. and in chile officials say it appears a massive wildfire in a national reserve in patagonia was caused by a tourist's negligient. prosecutors say a 23 israeli is nur arrest and has acknowledged setting a camp fire in the torres del paine national park. high winds are fanning the flames. at latest count thousands of

arabic of pristine foster are already burned. we have just received video of the aftermath of a short chase in the east bay. a suspected drunk driver hit two vehicles, then snapped a power pole and right now three people are under arrest. alameda county officials say around 8:45 they pulled over a red acura for suspected dui. on east 14th around 167th avenue near san leandroo and the deputies say when they got out of their car, the drivergand hit a white mercedes as well as a truck before smashing into a telephone pole. that is what three people inside the acura got out of the vehicle and ran away. departments followed and arrested two of them. they say they found a loaded assault weapon in the acura. in addition, the driver of the truck was also arrested. suspected of driving drunk. the man who headed two of the most iconic san francisco museum has died.

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with bangkok, thailand. that nation is recovering from months ever devastating flooding that killed more than 800 pel. well there is a new source of inspiration for 49er fans in san francisco, as the city gets ready for treas first dose of playoff football in a long time. ktvu's mike mibach shows us the excitement it's generating. >> reporter: san francisco's mission district for those who crave visual art. >> any kind of art is kind of fun. >> reporter: it's one spot in the city. >> special qualities, let's do it. >> reporter: where colorful stories are told through murals. >> well, it's something different. it's pretty good. >> reporter: billy morgan is looking up at this. a new mural at 23rd and mission to honor the city's 49ers and their push to the playoffs. >> we need something to lift up this city now, you know? times are hard and people need something to just celebrate super bowl, 49ers! >> who has got it better than us? that is question being posed in the mural. as for the man behind the brush, the inspiration is this. >> everybody in the city loves

the 49ers no matter what, they win or love. >> reporter: tim hon started with frank gore, but it grew, along with the question, whose got it better than us? >> whose got it better than us? >> nobody! >> reporter: a reference to jim harbaugh's speech. inspiring this new music video by bailey. for the first time in a decade, the niners are playoff-bound and fighter first time in a while the 49ers faithful is beginning to believe. >> i knew that vernon was the artist and i thought he might come out. >> reporter: and tim hon says vernon davis is coming out monday afternoon. 2012 oo election news this tuesday one of the most contentious iowa caucuses in decades may narrow the field of

republican presidential hopefuls with two days left to campaign, candidates are presenting themselves as the one to beat president obama come november. >> if we continue along with president obama and liz policies, you will see government get larger and larger and larger because it has to take more and more and give to more people. >> top contender mitt romney threww flew to iowa today. the former governor now says so- called obamacare is one of the first things he will change if elected president. newt gingrich is fighting off attack ads and a bout of sickness while hoping to make it to the top of the caucuses. >> 60% will be undecided, so we'll see if they switch. >> during his town halls in iowa, newt gingrich bitterly campaigned about the rivalry

ads that accuse gingrich of being paid to influence votes after he left congress. >> i asked folks here to not pay attention to those national polls. to focus in on making the decision as to who do you think is best to lead this country? >> that man rick santorum kept his campaign going across iowa this new year's eve. he urged followers to ignore the pundits and polls, but, but he has been surging in iowa's local polls in the past few days. more than a dozen occupy protesters were arrested today out of michelle michele bachmann's headquarters. >> the republican congresswomann made a last-ditch attempt to recruit voters before the caucus. bachmann has been enduring single-digit support for weeks now. said she said she is feeling confident about the final result on tuesday. well, a new poll out

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pretty quiet out there for your new year's eve festivities. out right now we have partly cloudy skies and here is a look at the last sunset of 2011. as you can see on the bottom portion of your screen there. high clouds sweeping into the bay area, partly cloudy skies, and it has been a very dry month and unless we get a surprise rain downpour in the next hour or so, it's going to be a record-setting month. you can see the records to beat, 0 inches back in 1989. a very dry september. this is the second dryost december on record for san francisco. the third driest and also the

second driest for oakland and san josi. and really no significant rainfall, unfortunately showing you on the long-range weather maps. as far as overnight lows, fog could form around the delta, fairfield. forecast low of 37 degrees. santa rosa 31 and where san francisco starting out the new year at 43 degrees. there is a weak system that could clip parts the bay area into monday and as a result there is a very tiny chance of a sprinkle in the north bay. the main impacts for monday will be a few extra clouds and cooler temperatures. at least for new year's, patchy fog moving in from the pacific, with that party to mostly sunny skies and dry weather pattern will continue. those readings back up into the 60s, 60-67. here is the updated forecast models picking up on the fog, at least out towards the

central valley, around sacramento. could be a factor for tomorrow, impacting visibilities around fairfield and antioch and concord and still leftover patch into the early portion of the afternoon. then a few high clouds approaching the region by mid to upper afternoon. so definitely want to bundle up out there. temperatures to start out your sunday in the 30s, 30-40s and by 1:00, fair skies, party to mostly sunny as we do wrap up the afternoon hoursed. lower 60s around towards the delta, san josi tops out 67 and very close to 70, 69 in santa cruz. here is a look ahead, your extended forecast with your 2012 in view. quiet weather pattern with more cloud cover and no real significant rain clouds in the long-range western washington maps. heather and eric, if you are hoping for a weather pattern change with the new year, it's not going to happen, maybe a few sprinkles at most. >> got to get outside and

enjoy it while we can. >> good plan. coming up the cal bears continue their hot start to the college basketball season as they face ucla. >> and the warriors take on the 76ers without star monta ellis. we'll show you how they did on our new year's eve sportswrap, next.

good evening and welcome to the special new year's eve edition of sportswrap. we'll start with the warriors. i don't know they are collectively into new year's resolutions, but if they are, they might want to resolve to not play so lifelessly. a team of